Abstract: Stacked transistors and electronic devices including the stacked transistors. An electronic device includes a substrate, a first transistor on the substrate and including a first active layer, a first gate, and a first gate insulating layer between the first active layer and the first gate, a first metal line spaced apart from the first gate on the substrate, a first insulating layer covering the first transistor and the first metal line, and a second transistor on the first insulating layer between the first transistor and the first metal line, and including a second active layer, a second gate, and a second gate insulating layer between the second active layer and the second gate.

Abstract: Disclosed is a composition for ferroelectric thin film formation which is used in the formation of a ferroelectric thin film of one material selected from the group consisting of PLZT, PZT, and PT. The composition for ferroelectric thin film formation is a liquid composition for the formation of a thin film of a mixed composite metal oxide formed of a mixture of a composite metal oxide (A) represented by general formula (1): (PbxLay)(ZrzTi(1-z))O3 [wherein 0.9<x<1.3, 0?y<0.1, and 0?z<0.9 are satisfied] with a composite oxide (B) or a carboxylic acid (B) represented by general formula (2): CnH2n+1COOH [wherein 3?n?7 is satisfied]. The composite oxide (B) contains one or at least two elements selected from the group consisting of P (phosphorus), Si, Ce, and Bi and one or at least two elements selected from the group consisting of Sn, Sm, Nd, and Y (yttrium).

Abstract: The present invention provides an aqueous two-package type clear coating composition comprising: (A) an aqueous dispersion of a hydroxyl group- and acid group-containing acrylic resin having a hydroxyl value of 30 to 200 mg KOH/g, an acid value of 5 to 50 mg KOH/g, a weight average molecular weight of 3,000 to 30,000, and a glass transition temperature of ?30 to +40° C. obtained by radical polymerization of 10 to 50 mass % of a secondary hydroxyl group-containing monomer (a) and 50 to 90 mass % of at least one other unsaturated monomer (b); and (B) a polyisocyanate curing agent obtained by mixing (c) a polyisocyanate compound and (d) a compound containing an anionic functional group, a polyoxyethylene group, and a hydrocarbon group, and a process for forming a multilayer topcoat film using the same.

Abstract: A PZT-based ferroelectric thin film formed on a lower electrode of a substrate having the lower electrode in which the crystal plane is oriented in a (111) axis direction, having an orientation controlling layer which is formed on the lower electrode and has a layer thickness in which a crystal orientation is controlled in a (100) plane preferentially in a range of 45 nm to 150 nm, and a film thickness adjusting layer which is formed on the orientation controlling layer and has the same crystal orientation as the crystal orientation of the orientation controlling layer, in which an interface is formed between the orientation controlling layer and the film thickness adjusting layer.

Abstract: A PZT-based ferroelectric thin film formed on a lower electrode of a substrate having the lower electrode in which the crystal plane is oriented in a (111) axis direction, having an orientation controlling layer which is formed on the lower electrode and has a layer thickness in which a crystal orientation is controlled in a (111) plane preferentially in a range of 45 nm to 270 nm, and a film thickness adjusting layer which is formed on the orientation controlling layer and has the same crystal orientation as the crystal orientation of the orientation controlling layer, in which an interface is formed between the orientation controlling layer and the film thickness adjusting layer.

Abstract: An engineering device includes a template producing unit that produces a template that defines monitoring point information and control point information as information for an object that is an equipment subject to monitoring/control, a system defining unit that defines system information for each equipment of a facility that is subject to monitoring/control, a physical entity deploying unit that produces monitoring point information and control point information for each individual equipment by deploying the template, for each individual equipment within the facility, following the system information, and a modification processing unit that regenerates the monitoring point information and control point information for each individual equipment, by deploying, to each individual equipment within the facility, a post-modification template, following the system information, when a modification has been made to the template.

Abstract: Precise prediction of the state of congestion in an automatic analysis system and adjustment of timings and the order of take-in and take-out of specimens in each of devices prevent increase in TATs of urgent specimens. A device management server for instructing each device to take in or take out specimens in each device determines the current position of each specimen, estimates the staying time of each specimen in one of regions by simulating the operation of each device assuming an initial state in which each specimen is at the current position, causes the simulation unit to perform a simulation, and corrects the timings or order of take-in and take-out of one or more other specimens so that each of the staying times in one of the regions do not exceed a corresponding allowable staying time in the region.

Abstract: An activation device is configured to activate a protection apparatus for protecting an occupant. The activation device includes a front collision detection unit and a rear collision detection unit. The front collision detection unit outputs a front-collision-state activation signal to a front-collision protection apparatus so as to activate the front-collision protection apparatus when detecting front collision of the vehicle. The rear collision detection unit outputs a rear-collision-state activation signal to a rear-collision protection apparatus so as to activate the rear-collision protection apparatus when detecting rear collision of the vehicle. The rear collision detection unit prohibits output of the rear-collision-state activation signal to the rear-collision protection apparatus for a first period when the front collision detection unit detects front collision of the vehicle.

Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide a LED illumination system which does not cause heat generation and damage, even when a straight-tube fluorescent lamp is mistakenly fitted into a straight-tube fluorescent lamp luminaire in which the fluorescent lamp ballast has been replaced with a LED lighting device. The LED illumination system according to the present invention is configurated in such a manner that the LED lighting device is installed in an existing straight-tube fluorescent lamp luminaire, and the LED lamp is connected to the existing sockets. The characteristic of the output from the LED lighting device connected to either inter-terminal section A on the ends of the LED lamp is to be different from that of an existing fluorescent lamp lighting device.

Abstract: A thin film transistor comprises an Si-based channel having a nonlinear electron-moving path, a source and a drain disposed at both sides of the channel, a gate disposed above the channel, an insulator interposed between the channel and the gate, and a substrate supporting the channel and the source and the drain disposed at either side of the channel respectively.

Abstract: A method for producing an optical article. A first layer that is light-transmissive is formed on an optical substrate directly or with an additional layer in between. A silicide material, light-transmissive thin film is formed on the surface of the first layer.

Abstract: A discharge lamp configured to suppress temperature increases in the electrode on the opening part side of a reflective mirror is described. The discharge lamp includes an F electrode and an R electrode having shapes before forming the melt electrodes that satisfy at least one of the following conditions (a) to (c): (a) The diameter of the core wire of the F electrode is d1f, and the diameter of the core wire of the R electrode is d1r, then d1f>1.2×d1r; (b) The wire diameter of the coil of said F electrode is d2f, and the wire diameter of the coil of the R electrode is d2r, then d2f>1.2×d2r; (c) the number of windings of the coil of the F electrode is nf, and the number of windings of the coil of the R electrode is nr, then nf>1.2×nr.

Abstract: There is provided a sample test system which can execute a prior process for a specific sample in consideration of priorities and process progresses of a plurality of samples processed in the sample test system. The sample test system includes a sample-test-device management server 101, when a specific-sample prior process request containing a specific sample ID and a prior-process-request level identification code is accepted from a sample access system 108, which selects a specific-sample prior-process-policy determination table based on the prior-process-request level identification code attached to the specific-sample prior process request, which determines a specific-sample prior process policy based on the specific-sample prior-process-policy determination table and a process state of the sample, which specifies a sample ID regarding the specific sample ID, and which transmits the specific-sample prior process policy to a sample-test-device group 119.

Abstract: An LED coaster may include: a light transmitting cover, on the upper surface of which an object is placed; a bottom cover attached to the lower surface of the light transmitting cover; a substrate provided between the light transmitting cover and the bottom cover, having an LED mounted on a component surface on the light transmitting cover side and having a switch that turns the LED on and off mounted on a solder surface on the bottom cover side; batteries contained in a battery storage part of the bottom cover to supply electric power to the LED; two rubber pads attached to the bottom surface of the bottom cover; and a switch pad that is attached to the inside of the bottom cover in a vertically moveable manner and on which a switch pressing part facing the switch is arranged.

Abstract: There is provided an evaluation object pattern determining apparatus capable of determining local patterns to be evaluated. The apparatus is for use in a pattern evaluating system storing patterns of a LSI chip as CAD data, picking out coordinates of local patterns whose process margin is small from the CAD data by way of simulation and assisting observation of the local patterns produced in a fabrication line. The apparatus includes a risk level map creating section for creating risk level maps in which risk areas are disposed. The risk area is assigned with a risk level obtained by digitizing that the risk area is an area whose process margin is smaller than other areas. The apparatus also includes a superimposition processing section for superimposing the coordinates of the local patterns with the risk level map to pick out the coordinates of the local patterns located within the risk area.

Abstract: A process for producing an optical article having an antireflection layer formed directly or via another layer on an optical base material, includes: forming a primary layer contained in the antireflection layer; and forming a light transmissive conductive layer containing a metal containing germanium as a main component and/or a compound of germanium and a transition metal on a surface of the primary layer.

Abstract: An optical article comprising: an optical base material; and a translucent layer that contains TiOx (0<x?2), the translucent layer is formed on the optical base material either directly or via some other layer, and the translucent layer has an argon concentration higher on a surface side of the translucent layer than on an optical base material side of the translucent layer.

Abstract: A lens manufacturing method comprising:forming a first layer directly or via a second layer on an optical base; and forming a light-transmissive thin film on a surface of the first layer in a physical vapor deposition process, the light-transmissive thin film including a portion made of TiOx (0<X?2) containing Ti-CO3, wherein forming the light-transmissive thin film in the physical vapor deposition process includes ionizing a gas containing at least one substance containing carbon and irradiating TiOx (0<X?2) with the ionized gas.

Abstract: A transistor includes; at least two polycrystalline silicon layers disposed substantially parallel to each other, each polycrystalline silicon layer including a channel region and at least two high conductivity regions disposed at opposing sides of the channel region; a gate which corresponds to the channel region of the two polycrystalline silicon layers and which crosses the two polycrystalline silicon layers, and a gate insulating layer interposed between the gate and the two polycrystalline silicon layers, wherein low conductivity regions are disposed adjacent to one edge of the gate and are formed between the channel region and one high conductivity region of each polycrystalline silicon layer.

Abstract: A thin film transistor comprises an Si-based channel having a nonlinear electron-moving path, a source and a drain disposed at both sides of the channel, a gate disposed above the channel, an insulator interposed between the channel and the gate, and a substrate supporting the channel and the source and the drain disposed at either side of the channel respectively.